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Photos: Pittsburg High to induct 2024 football Hall of Fame class
Pittsburg High School will induct its 2024 football Hall of Fame class May 18 at Pittsburg’s Church of the Good Shepherd. Inductees will include five players, a coach, a distinguished alumnus, a contributor and two teams.
Players being inducted are Frank Cardinalli Sr. (1957-58 teams); Cy Simonton (1992-93); Ryan Ponce (1994-96); Augie Torres (1998-2000); and Albert Toeaina (1999-2001). The coach being inducted is Larry Rodriguez (1979-90), whose teams won three league titles and two North Coast Section titles.
The 2024 Hall of Fame distinguished alumnus is Nick Aliotti from Pittsburg High’s Class of 1972, who went on to be a college and NFL coach. Next year’s contributor inductee is Joe Narez from the Class of 1957.
Pittsburg High football teams being inducted are from 1932 (10-0-2, won Contra Costa County Athletic League title) and 2003 (10-2-1, won the Bay Valley Athletic League title and was a North Coast Section Division I runner-up.
One of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ few silver linings this season has been the performance of their first line. Many have celebrated Sidney Crosby’s refusal to age and Rickard Rakell’s goal-heavy bounce back. Fewer have mentioned Bryan Rust’s impact on that line.
Rust has quietly pieced together a stellar season. His 25 goals are the third most, and his 54 points are fourth most of his 11-year career.
The 32-year-old forward is four goals and five points away from setting new career highs in both categories. He is also three goals away from reaching 200 in his career.
However, there is one milestone that Rust has been chasing for the past few seasons. Scoring 30 goals in a season. Last season was the closest he came, scoring 28 goals in 62 games.
It’s clear to anyone who pays attention that Rust has performed at the level of a 30-goal scorer most of his NHL career, but he has yet to reach that milestone. With ten games left, Rust needs five more goals to reach that plateau.
If it comes down to the final week, Rust has a few favorable opponents to close the season. The Penguins play the New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, and Washington Capitals to finish the season. Those teams are 1st, 5th, and 2nd among the teams Rust has scored the most against during his career.
It’s a small consolation for an intense competitor who will miss the playoffs for a third consecutive season, but one that sends an integral piece of the Penguins into the offseason on a positive note.
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A man has surrendered to police after a standoff in Crafton Heights.
According to police, the standoff happened at a home on Dickens Street. One neighbor said that she saw and heard that man who was inside the home threaten to shoot the police.
That’s when police called in the SWAT team around 6:45 p.m. when it began as a domestic incident between a woman and her son.
The woman told 911 her son was intoxicated and making threats as well as throwing things inside the home.
A neighbor said police ordered the man through a window to come out a couple of times. Police then said they would come inside, but he then threatened to kill officers if they did.
Police were then given information that the suspect had a real gun.
The woman was ultimately able to escape safely and police were able to get the man to surrender around 9 p.m. with no issues.
However, neighbors said it was shocking to see play out.
“We noticed that the SWAT team was here and they were evacuating all the neighbors and stuff,” said Greg Swogger, a neighbor. “Later on we found out that he had taken something and had just gone completely crazy and was threatening to shoot the police.”
The suspect’s mother said her son has mental health issues and police said he was in crisis when they were called.
It’s not yet known if he will face any criminal charges.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted Aaron Rodgers for his first free agent visit, sparking plenty of belief that the two sides are finally close on a deal. But Pittsburgh might not be Rodgers’ only stop during his time on the East Cost, as he could be headed to the Steelers’ biggest competition next.
According to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, no one can rule out the possibility that Rodgers is headed to the New York Giants for a visit next. Rodgers still owns a home in New York, and is expected to go there after Pittsburgh, leaving the door open for a meeting.
“So what’s next? Well, Steelers folks seemed to think coming out of their meeting that he’d probably do a similar day with the Giants to get a vibe for their building, and what head coach Brian Daboll and GM Joe Schoen have built. Unlike the Steelers, the Giants would look to Rodgers to do what the Jets envisioned him accomplishing and lift a growing, young core brimming with potential within a franchise that’s fallen on hard times,” Breer writes.
“The Steelers meeting did come together quickly, and I heard that Rodgers was planning to spend some time at his home in the New York area, so getting over to see the Giants wouldn’t be overly complicated. Whether it happens will, obviously, be telling.”
The Giants reportedly have a bigger offer on the table than the Steelers and are also waiting for their shot to land the four-time NFL MVP. However, the Steelers are believed to be the quarterback’s top landing spot outside of the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings have made it known they aren’t considering Rodgers at this time, but that hasn’t stopped him from considering them and waiting.
If Rodgers does go to New York for a visit, it could complicate things for the Steelers. The Giants seem more willing to negotiate a bigger deal, and have an enticing weapon in Malik Nabers.
Time will tell, but Rodgers may not be done with his free agent visits.
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